Network or Electronics Engineer - CSA (FAA Communications Systems)

Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States; assignments across FAA-aligned regions within the United States. Candidates may work remotely, with 20%–100% travel required for field-based installations.

Salary: $35.00–$57.00 per hour.

Company

hirify.global provides research, development, and engineering services for air traffic management, infrastructure modernization, lifecycle data management, and National Airspace System integration.

What you will do

• Manage FAA telecommunications and electronic system installation projects through initiating, planning, execution, monitoring, control, and closeout.
• Develop engineering implementation plans, instructions, design packages, cost estimates, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Review structural, electrical, Telco, and signal-flow drawings and conduct initial facility site surveys.
• Engineer and oversee installations involving radio equipment, VOIP/VCS systems, racks, antennas, RF cables, grounding, lightning protection, towers, and facility components.
• Coordinate with project managers, financial analysts, facility managers, and installation teams to ensure readiness, material availability, and scope alignment.
• Support systems integration, electrical troubleshooting, and validation of copper, coaxial, and fiber-optic communications links.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required for government contract work, and candidates must pass a federal background investigation.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field, or six years of relevant technical experience; equivalent military training may be considered.
• Ability to travel 20%–100%, work in field environments, and climb antenna towers up to 100 feet.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics and blueprints and work with tools, test equipment, and construction materials.
• Valid, current driver’s license and access to a credit card for travel expenses advanced by the employee and reimbursed under company policy.
• Experience with electrical troubleshooting and communication test equipment, including multimeters, power meters, Anritsu, and similar tools.

Nice to have

• At least two years of experience delivering engineering implementation plans, engineering instructions, and CAD drawings.
• Experience working at FAA facilities.
• Strong understanding of manual and power tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work may be available, combined with travel to field installations.
• Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life, AD&D, long-term disability, and short-term disability insurance.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Retirement plan with company match.